About This Book
In this book, Brian MacArthur demonstrates that the greatest oratory of the past and the present can be placed alongside the work of artists, poets and priests and read with the same pleasure.
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Reading Time Estimates
13h 39m
slow reader
180 WPM
9h 50m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 1m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 147,400 wordsπ
20 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
9 h 50 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
10 h 55 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
16 h 23 min
Audio 2x
8 h 11 min
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- π 20 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π20 commutesΒ of 30 min each